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Record Group 14 - Records of the United States Railroad Administration (USRA)

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The United States Railroad Administration (USRA) operated railroads, coastwise steamship lines, inland waterways, and telephone and telegraph companies that were seized by the government in the interest of national defense. Selected series in this record group pertain to African American railroad employees and passengers.